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Writer David Rakoff, 'Comic Saint'

Rakoff is a regular contributor to Outside, the New York Times Magazine and public radio's This American Life. One of his peers, writer Paul Rudnick, calls him "a comic saint... an ideal mix of the crabby and the debonair." Rakoff has a collection of essays, Fraud, and he's appearing in an off-Broadway show by Amy and David Sedaris. (Rebroadcast from May 14, 2001.)

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Other segments from the episode on August 27, 2004

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 27, 2004: Interview with John Waters; Interview with David Rakoff; Interview with Robert Smigel.

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